{"id":33195,"date":"2019-09-06T03:43:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T10:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=33195"},"modified":"2019-09-04T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T18:46:51","slug":"glimpse-of-19th-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2019\/09\/06\/glimpse-of-19th-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Glimpse of 19th festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sandra Bernhard performs at the Chutzpah! Festival Oct. 31. <\/strong>(photo by J. Graham)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Chutzpah! Festival returns during a new late-fall time period \u2013 from Oct. 24 to Nov. 24 \u2013 with performances at the Rothstein Theatre, Vogue Theatre, Rickshaw Theatre and the WISE Hall. Here are some of this year\u2019s offerings.<\/p>\n

Opening night, Oct. 24<\/strong>: Multi-award-winning, London-based songwriter, broadcaster and musical storyteller Daniel Cainer performs the Canadian premi\u00e8re of his internationally acclaimed Gefilte Fish and Chips<\/em>. Based on personal stories of what it\u2019s like to be Jewish \u2013 and British \u2013 then and now, it includes travelers\u2019 tales, feuding tailors, a naughty rabbi, family fables, and foibles. All of the human condition is here, lovingly and intelligently depicted in a remarkable collection of stories in song.<\/p>\n

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Sandra Bernhard (photo by J. Graham)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Quick Sand<\/em><\/strong>, Oct. 31<\/strong>: Sandra Bernhard is always three steps ahead of the crowd. She has to be. She\u2019s \u201cquick sand.\u201d In these fast-paced times, a lady can\u2019t stop moving. You never know what you might encounter next in this fun house world we\u2019re living in. So, performing with a three-piece band, Bernhard takes control, bringing a m\u00e9lange of musings, music and whimsy \u2013 \u201cnever boring, j\u2019adoring\u201d is her motto, covering the waterfront of the outrageous, quotidian and glamorous.<\/p>\n

The Trombonik Returns to New Chelm<\/em><\/strong>, Nov. 1<\/strong>: Taking inspiration from the traditional comic tales of Jewish folklore about Chelm, songwriter Geoff\u00a0Berner and writer, performer and satirist T.J. Dawe, along with friends Toby Berner, Tallulah Winkelman and Jack Garten, present a klezmer musical set in Depression-era Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

A wandering con artist posing as a rabbi becomes entangled in the Prohibition-era whiskey trade. This production combines the social critique of Berner\u2019s decades of activist songcraft with the comedic zaniness of Mel Brooks. Following this performance is a celebratory full-on drinking, dancing Klezmer Punk performance with Berner and his co-conspirators, along with special guest and renowned clarinetist Michael Winograd, to mark the release of Berner\u2019s new CD, Grand Hotel Cosmopolis<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Diary of Anne Frank LatinX<\/em><\/strong>, Nov. 6-9<\/strong>: Everyone knows the story of Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager hidden away while Nazis hunted down Jews during the Holocaust. One American-Jewish director, Stan Zimmerman, adds a modern-day twist to the production, which will see its Canadian premi\u00e8re at Chutzpah! Zimmerman said, \u201cWhen I learned there are over a dozen Safe Houses in the L.A. area hiding Latinx families from ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], it got me wondering \u2013 How do these families survive with so little money and needing to remain in the shadows? How do they not lose hope? What are their lives like on a day-to-day basis? Do they see the parallels to Anne\u2019s story?\u201d<\/p>\n

DAI (enough)<\/em><\/strong>, Nov. 12-13<\/strong>: Iris Bahr is an award-winning writer, actor, director, producer and host of the hit podcast X-RAE<\/em> and she is bringing her critically acclaimed, award-winning solo show DAI (enough)<\/em> to Vancouver.<\/p>\n

AvevA<\/em><\/strong>, Nov. 14<\/strong>: Chutzpah! presents the West Coast premi\u00e8re of Ethiopian-Israeli singer and songwriter Aveva Dese. A rising star in the Israeli music scene, AvevA\u2019s music fuses traditional Ethiopian sounds and groove with her soul-pop songs; she sings powerfully in both English and Amharic about society, freedom and love. Opening for AvevA is B.C.-based Leila Neverland with Mountain Sound.<\/p>\n

Closing night, Nov. 24<\/strong>: Celebrates a week-long inclusion project of sharing, exploring and creating through art. Internationally renowned disability and mental health advocate and stand-up comedian Pamela Schuller and Brooklyn-based professional dancers and choreographers Troy Ogilvie and Rebecca Margolick will perform stand-up and solo dance work, respectively, in a shared evening of dance and comedy. The show will also present Ogilvie and Margolick\u2019s new movement dance work created, directed and performed with members and guests of the inclusion community of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver.<\/p>\n

In addition to these and many other shows, the Chutzpah! Festival will pay tribute to the JCCGV and celebrate the 25th anniversary of its long-standing and renowned musical theatre summer camp created by Perry Ehrlich \u2013 Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance!; present a Shticks & Giggles comedy night with local comedians Ivan Decker, John Cullen, Lisa Person, Yisrael Shurack and others; and host multiple workshops as well as creation residencies for artists in dance and theatre in urban and rural B.C. settings.<\/p>\n

Festival tickets range from $24 to $60 and are available at chutzpahfestival.com<\/a> or 604-257-5145.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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